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Martindale gets results, Rodgers lesson

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Livingston manager David Martindale is one of those people opposition fans find it easy to parody.  When he claimed to have ‘pound-for-pound’ the best team in the league, one online wit called him the best ‘gram-for-gram’ manager.  Many of us were grateful when life offered a second (or subsequent) chance, what matters now is that David is an example of what can be, if you make the right decisions.

Admirable, as he undoubtedly is, I don’t like his football, or the pitch it is played on every second game.  Livingston would have the game banned, if that was all we could watch.  Still, though, what’s he to do?

Tomorrow a group of international footballers, many with Champions League and World Cup experience behind them, arrive at the Plastic Pasta Stadium to face a squad of players who would rather be anywhere else in the football food chain.  We have no right to ask them to play any different than how they will.

Martindale knows how to get results.  The current FA Premier Manager of the Month left the corresponding fixture at Livi empty handed two years ago.  His side were as tight as a drum at the back and waited for an opportunity to present itself.  A bounce of the plastic was enough to deceive Stephen Welsh.

It is incredible how momentum builds and falls in football.  Brendan Rodgers knows enough about the game to put Tuesday’s result behind him and do whatever necessary to inject confidence and energy into his side.  After going out of the League Cup on our only other game on plastic this season, you could suggest it is imperative to show we learned to better prepare for the surface.

While we are in a generous mood to others, imagine a mid-table Premiership side winning in Europe last night!  Second bottom of the table almost took a point in Germany too.

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  1. TheLurkinTim on

    Tomorrow our bread n butter resumes on a pitch that’s a disgrace to professional football. There can be no hangover from midweek…3 points needed and expected.

     

     

    Good to see Stivs posting….Hope yer in a good place TET

     

     

    H.H.

  4. petec on

    bigrailroadblues on 22nd September 2023 8:53 pm

     

     

    Good evening all from the Penny Farthing, downtown Govanhill. An interesting clientele in here, high forrheids with nails stuck through them. And that’s just the wummin.

     

     

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     

     

    LOL – Yer Jack McGinn!!!

  7. corkcelt on

    Connaire, Congratulations and every good wish going forward.

     

     

    Must admit I get a great kick out of a Monsignor giving out about Referees etc. Obviously you are as entitled as any of us but I always smile whenever I see you getting annoyed about something related to Celtic.

  8. bigrailroadblues on

    Connaire

     

    Congratulations on a wonderful life of achievement. My achievement is putting up with Thelurkintim and Pete. Insolent young pups.

  10. TheLurkinTim on

    BRRB…confused auld fud…putting up wae yerself is paramount ;-)) Is Ayrshire 28th still on? Be good to see BRRB n CCB

  20. petec on

    BRRB, is it true?

     

     

    You are goin’ Dry?

     

     

    I dinnae ken how you can do it.

     

     

    Ta Sevco for the coeficient points, So annoyed.

     

     

    Let’sget 6 points @ hame although I think Aidan might miss the 1st CL game as he has went and Fractured his…. AWE Naw.. I Broke a bone a long time ago, it wisnae ma Jaw.

  21. D9COMEDY on

    David 66,

     

     

    With respect, you have your views, which may very well be correct, but I sense there are many more who don’t see a correlation to what happened in the aftermath of the clan’s meltdown to our inability to get over the finishing line in a European tie which I believe we all felt was within our reach.

  23. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Quadbhoy @ 7:10pm

     

     

    Cheers.

     

     

    Can’t fault your points about the right things that could and should have been done.

     

     

    I suspect (with no evidence) allies who wanted to do the right thing were thin on the ground.

     

     

    Game in Scotland is bent.

     

     

    But we keep winning

  24. Melbourne Mick on

    Hello again all you young rebels.

     

     

    From a bright sunny Melbourne.

     

    Always look forward to the read back in the mornings

     

    here in Oz.

     

    Obviously two sides on the blog at the moment with

     

    their relevant arguments, and of course each think

     

    they are posting the gospel, according to them.

     

    But that is why we have a blog, and I know despite the

     

    differences of opinion we’ll all come together at game

     

    time to support the bhoys.

     

    At least that’s my hope 👍

     

    There’s no doubt we’re in for a tough game today, on

     

    a pitch that has no business in a professional league.

     

    But we get on with it, and gather another 3 points on

     

    our journey towards another title.

     

    I’ll be very surprised if Reo is risked today at all, my guess

     

    is young Holm will be forgiven for his rashness midweek

     

    and given his place in midfield.

     

    COYBIG

     

    Congrats to CONNAIRE

     

    H H. Mick

  34. David66 on

    D9 – You know how to drag something out, I will gee u that.

     

     

    Forget it, everuthing rosy in the garden….you win.

     

     

    Now back to my beer

     

     

    D :)

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